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He was locetod ct tho residence Of the late Col.
Of age. On the drst effort to induce him TO
talk he was % mute as an Egyptisn mummy,
PLANTATION OF the reporters Identity and object
Inspired confdepce and brought forth the fol-
loving reply 70 the !nterroestion,
s gsSn
that no gave part qf his estate to NO darkies
don't knoy exactly. whore the will is, but
think It will be produced IN court when the
settleHent is ordered think 80 because ssy,
Srs Ma s W TH sSS ms q xS
darkies have been afraid they would not get
their part, but believe they will"
Mr.. Saunders. on being driven around town,
pointed out tho Bean residence, even dcscrib;
Ina accurately tho negro woman who waited
on the table whom he was at Col. Beams In 1884.
There Is striking resemblance between Saun-
ders and Col. Bean both In features, manner,
~ eeelns NJ. Howard Sawyer o close friend
Of Col. Bean, your reporter asked his opinion OF
the mystery, which he gave rs fol!oYs;
Che light before h me- Sel LEY o Mr.
Soks IKE c Bean but h. has %S Rns 81
said TO me that no would moi, tell his history
for his whole egtate which indicates the truth
Of tho straightforward story OF Mr.. Saunders.
But, sir. II 70 badly mixed caso sure. and the
From tho counsel OF Mr.. Saunders It was
learned that the estate will not got into court
before November. II then.
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BEAUTY ON WHEELa
Ono Hundred Women Who hide TrIcyeles
In Washington.
From IA. Pnlladelphsa Record.

From Ms PaLladelphia Record
One hundred women ride tricyles In Wash.
inRton. The smoothness OF the streets makes
the work easier than 1t Is anywhere else, apd
the announcement given by their male rela-
face the public. Most OF the women have q spe-
ciai costume In the nature OF riding habit
with the train cut of. Nevertheless 1t takes
them good while to get over their nervous
IN tho daytime, although the most proficient o.
them all-the Misses Gallaudet. the daughters
Of the President OF the Columbia Institution
for Deaf Mutes,,neyer ride at any other time.
and grace, They show the possibilities OF the
tricycles to perfection as they sweep through
the streets on noiseless wings ! have never
seen, better or more beautifu! riding. They
eessfnl rivals, These latter worry along as
best they can through the friendly darkness 81
tho evening, happy n they come out OF their
adventures with whole skin, Many OF them
own their own. machines. but a large number
those who travel In the ovoning are always ac-
companied by gentlemen. But their escortg
cannot prevent their taking a tumble now ana
then-sometimes with serious results.
81 M9 on night
about midnight. who, am certain. must have
happen, you know, especially on dark nights.
And IL IL nightly sight to see man pushing
hcr up out n the grasp Of tho upset lnachlno.
In one case OF the latter sort recently the
womnns dress cnught in ono of tho wheels,
apd whom the machine turned over on tho top
q her dress had to he cHt r. Ipe sad
and bad riders alike. The steady work re1ulred
II delightful exercise, and the feeling Of poWeS
and comfort combined 10 very grateful
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FOUGHT WITH THEIR FEET.
A NOVEL METHOD or SETTING A
PERSONAL DLFFTCULTE


Five-paiuute Issunds VITA Tv=s-=.==se Re.t.
james Breaks 0ne 81 his Toes, but
Knoeks Ont his Adversary all the Same.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1.-Patriok Flynn,
formerly OF st. Louis, and Tony James Of this
city, settled dispute asto physical superiority
ON Monday night last after fashion not rec
ognized by any known code OF contests. Dis
daining tho methods employed BY duellists or
By the votaries Of the prize ring, they adopted
O style Of their own. which was as novel as It
was brutal. Instead Of fighting It out with
fists, they kicked It out with feet. and not after
the style OF tho Welsh "purrer" either. They
fought lying on their backs, with their hands
securely tied and did each other moro dam
age In fifteen minutes than they could possibly
do In fifteen hours with the natural weapons
ordinarily used by men to test courage and
endurance.
Ill-feeling had gexisted for several months
between the men, each Of whom laid claims to
o knowledge Of sparring and wrestling. Flynn
weighs about 160 pounds and is physically
well developed. James IL at least twenty
pounds heavier. but is incapable Of doing any
Sara srm which
shorter * not ss than six sn the Re
has always taken keen interest In ATHLETIC
sports. and while. possessing q thorough
az 81 s but msfs az Is ~
Of bis activity and Ills cievsrnsss In landing
SSS S S SSs e. e s Esposss Ss
ass
hs nsHInag s1 5ss
s a q e. sss to ses sim
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e. MY TOE Is BROKEN"

His differences with Flynn had reached such
point that. from the way eaSs e man IN, seemed ger
S e. It, sad sS
sn sSS %SS
10 let the settlement b with the gloves, but
his opponent had no notion Of being taken at
s ss As sna b media !. sSSsd 81
foot fight: He was not altogether clear in his
own mind at first as to the exact manner IN
des BEING e Ss
sas ssr The IN hs 6T
battle should. take place according to 3 set of
r%lsS for@uia tSs5o by mutual friends and
TIS az 20 hovs hi. hand. seeurelv tied
behind him and to lie Dat on his back. Ssit6sr
man to, Eet on his feet at any time during the
70 BE- eas
either man ss privileged f. hsys his h a. Ss
Of any Of these rules should result In the fight
0Rs ssa a'ns 3
ssss Ta q Arthur 81
EYE q W. sh hes
Hask and Jimmy ESan were naTdy
II was determined TO 20 ahead with some
lessor Lights. Tho number OF spectators was
limited to twenty, and % there was no purse
at stake Il was agreed that only sufficient
money to pay expenses should DO collected. Il
was not deemed safe to have tho meeting In
secured near North East. Maryland. Atty miles
tance from the spot where the recent sixteen
McCarty took place The building had been
used By q country debating society, and was
particularly we'll suited for the encounter. A
sort of arena for those engaged In argument
was already there as we'll as wooden par
tition about three feet high, which separated
rising rows Of wooden benches intended for
the spectators from the arena. In this arena
the men began their preparations for the novel
james produced q tight; fitting peajacket.
knees were encased In white woollen drawers,
into which the bottom Of the jacket was tucked
at the waist A pair Of black stockings with
the feet out on extended from his knees to bis
outer one being Of thick ribbed stun. He, too.
wore woollep drawers and footless stockings,
and had still further protected himself about
the THIGHS with the upper part OF an extra pair
OF drawers.
to their seconds and permitted their hands 70
be tied behind them hard and fast with silk
re
between the two was about ten feet They
began working over toward each other on
their launches until within striking distance.
and then began q most extraordinary spectacle.
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body NJ right angles with tho other The turn
eassrcn t6S Tie sRserSs ~ sasn bunny NJ Ike
porpoisos. Their faces were bleeding, and
opponent had scratched him. still they Kicked
and Kicked, sometimes lying on thclr faces,
sometimes on their backs. just as the last
head. Before, Flynn could dodge or turn hs
then with the other. He turnad on his face
and his legs stretched out That ended the
brutal contest.
It took ton minutes TO. bring the uncon-
scious man back TO himself. When the fighters
were stripped, preparatory TO putting on their
Flynn lost two teeth. and his nose was split
open. James. besides his broken toe, had frac-
tnred one OF "A, his !, nngers while rolling over
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THE KNOCKOUT BLOW.

srsx aT &C., as &c h; sfs
part Of the right leg Almost Of the same mo,
foot and oaueht his opponent on the LETT shin.
Then feilgwsd some Wild tSiins N WttRoas ~
Ss1
endeeyor to reach the head, for they began
a5Sa;wng away and working themselves around
taking . desperate and danFerous chance.
rolled completely over 50 az 70 bring II bis oppS.
sfes. bower and caught tie OTHER s man MI in T the
short ribs Before Flynn could turn hs 70,
without. any definite knowledge how they;
and bis toes came In contact With Eiynn's hip.
There We a. ssnsSp pot iks whip and James
The first Ave minutes had then expired, and
hands united. II was found that James had
from the terrible kick he got In, the ribs; but
"as wiling and anHGI aus 20 continue ths Ght
their hands relied. the, lighters got on their
backs again. James, who was the more active
to get at the other mans head. but no found
Rair q ,t fsst ,alITays IN front 81 HIN Once
The other ma MAKING s
With pain. Jamss retaiIated By getting to close
quarters and Kicking Flynn fair In the mouth.
Flynn lifted both legs at once and brought
Then the short-armed man rolled over on
his face and tried to get out OF danger. Flynn
rolled over after him, This sort OF chase was
kent up until James came IN contact with tho
partition. and before he could get his feet Into
q. position q defence he received n terrible
however and braced his knees In such posi-
ton that no received his opponents blows on
the shins Again did the rolling around the
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A GAY DEOKITER.
He Weos . Pretty Girl who Finds In Time
that He IL . Married Man.

He Wsos Pretty Girl who Finds In Time
that He IL . Married Man.
WEnLsvLhE, Ohio, Sept. sO.-Six or eight
months ago o fellow named Charles 3. Cooke
came here from Covington or Newport and OBJ
tanned work as sheet roller In the rolling
mill. Being an expert workman, he drew a
large salary. He was a genial sort of fellow.
and soon became quite fayorite in certain
circles. A short time after his arrival he be-
came acquainted with Miss Annie Furniss the
young and pretty daughter of Miles Furniss.
baker. and one Of Wellsvile's most estimable
citizens. The friendship of the young people
finally ripened into love, and an engagement
followed Tho young lady secured an elegant
wedding outfit. cards were issued. and extern
siye preparations made for the nuptial eere-
piESs
woqld.be bridegroom to DO . deceptive scogn.
hesa wsd
ding and expressed, surprise; stating that
three children were living IN Kiiisnos. This
and isii Sith eiSs6ins ioESs ,aPSn. them: e;
confronted with the startling statement. but
in s %as sent
70 her for Information: This an H vas i Re-
esiye6; S 1bssi my daIF ~ Is C9oKes WIFE,
This did not disconcort the seouldrel. and
he still maintained his game OF bluff One OF
Miss Furnisss brothers then telegraphed to
such, that she would come to Wellsville. The
lady came on TO Wellsyills on the noon, train
yesterday. but the e9wardly Cooke auailed at
to face although he had an interview with her
later. This. Of course. stopped the wedding.
woman says that while. they lived together her
husband failed to contribute to the support OF
herself and children. and she left him. Her
visit here was to rescue Cookies victim from
the fate she 80 narrowly escaped.
Cooke was to-day arrested on charge OF
He was bound over to court and falling to
secure bail was sent to Jail Sincere sympathy
were It not for the arrest Of her deceiyer her
friends would have made 1t extremely tnter-
eating for him.
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A. we have in the North and East. In the
ing Is comparatively easy. You 20 on horse
In oyeys The DOGS range ahead, and II they
steady and your horse u used ,Ss to the w9rE
Ola coyey you are. satisfied. because you can
nd ngmbsE Of during The da and
however, quail are not SO plenty, and. as you
may not find but one or two coveys IN day,
use horse in t6is sRootas Twenty Years ago
Else above L When flushed. SO that the shoot.
SilIsiaes Their iiisst is very sharp and sEift,
'ee' ike sa You sec
where they drop but they are likely 70 run on
Pd G sEn and then It z
your hand. With such q dog You ought to get
three or four t birds out OF eovey II you are q
TGs ss;. %oeasoek shooting ,e., is after r.. tie
Soser U uns AUGUST. when they scatter n and
feed at night In the corn felds Then comes
their moalting season. and they take to the
sSsir sa soath The enc cool s comes
Sat liz ts ss Hss fsqs
s5sS sFs tsRad aPosa sAS SGltS Si a Ss ana
Their night Il very sharp. You hear q whistle
object Whiszing among. the frees There is no
time to look along the barrel OF your, gun ana
Willing, oblsSt' throw. UP the gun, ana iet
drive. Perhaps you got Q bird and perhaps
HING but prairie chickens would lose sight Ola
Yoodoock before. no was hall, ready 70
dire. Although the, woodcock Is hard 70
him. After the yoodeoci have gone and the
1eayes have fallen, from the trees partridge
Larry in the fall the birds go In large coveys,
bat later they get scattered and 90 singly. OF
R0aEse they are shot Q great deal before sn e
lmonths. Then you must know the ground
pretty we'll. because the birds take rather long
los 50 and lsal .esTtain OF finding anothaEA
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HOTELS sW1NDLED.
Tao OLD Gasae Of Collecting Express Charges
on q WORTHLESS Package.

From the IVashingOH oapttaI
An ingenious fraud was yesterday perpe-
trated on the Arlington Hotel and the Ebbitt
House very successfully. and the men who did
It have. SO far. escaped. The clerk at the
Arlington yesterday afternoon received a tele-
gram purporting to be from Mr.. Roesslee, Tho
proprietor Of the hotel. dated from Philadel-
phia. The telegram stated that box would
arrive during the day, q. 0. D., and directed
the clerk to pay the amount called for, which
was s64. The box came. and the money was
handed over TO the messenge boy who brought
II without hesitation.
message received about az o'clock, asking for
the cashier. When that gentleman went to the
phone he was told thai the person at the other
end OF tho wire was Major Peabody, a we'll
known gentleman, who has long boon staying
In the hotel, and requesting that the G. o. ID.
charges on o box that would arrive during the
afternoon should be. paid. These charges
amounted to $3.50. As In the former case. the
boz WAS brought by messenger boy and the
money was paid over. Both boxes were marked
Rush. Boy" 30 that their delivery by q mes
senger did not excite suspicion.
II was not long before the fraud was discov.
cred: At the Arlington the box ,was opened
and found to contain paper and bricks, AT the
had not sent any telephone message. The box
was taken, and Its contents were found to be
identical with that et the Arlington
This same game has boon worked success
fully In both New York and Philadelphia
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ROWING THROUGH THE RAPIDa


For0y'e FoFlI0u9 Vrfp IN tno vtniflpOoI
Below Niagara.
Prom ne Bsra,o Courier.
One month ago to-day Charles Alexander
Percy performed the perilous feat Of pas
sing through the whirlpool rapids In o
small boat Of his own construction. only
seventeen feet long and four and q half feet
beam. The boat has at each end an air-tiRht
compartment about six and o half feet long,
and Percy when he passed through the Whirl-
pool rapids was inside one Of these oompart-
ments. His trip endoa in tho whirlpool
81. "a
shore sSs oS vSs he sf
for some time past been lying; Some slight re-
RleyY inso & ssd Ems
at the oars, and one Of the Others sitting on the
po SH On S s6s moth sa sids Sn0'' 20
As the yater was not high enough toy him to
sH e ia hS 1eF s the ss
snopah, Percy ana his friends decided . work
ss st sss% .pS s sFsy 81 the S a Se
Boat, and ali We're ia HOPES thst e was about
oe NSss e VIII sa sa e. bast s
he remained axine things until S:it. At
q bag Of ballast .wefsins about loo pounds,
YES placed In the Forward air
navigator wss to have Company On Els tTip s 10
AS the Eatcn pointed twenty minutes past 5
so9s rsg H0sa ss ae
CURED TO the seat b. five snap-hooks around
st 1 ID seISdE oft SSdsg a a s95sx5
we're wstehlne lin hold the!r breath. ana then
IL az
ns hHd he aSist Water q the EDDY
ssfensS q tie Sassht Tie ' Soss and
was rspidly carried doyn stream: Just 81 The
%ss o ah sss dssS PsaHS S
Gould a the oars and again did shs 81 waves
the boat whirl. but stu firmly he sat and pulled
tnose trTsty ear, ne After passsing this rough
s8sre and Fostsr Fase uHsiS His course Was
little on the Canadian side Of the stream. and.
s e snene ss pss VIZ az Els
th SeW
again and again tossed high In the air. The
aten e
Percy pulled Tor the snOre, refusing the AID OF
several boats. Quite little time was spent at
the hotel and. leaving there IN abuggy about 9,
@sm pee 9hs seSs
these waters, just did It for the fun Of the thing
and In speaking Of his trip said he fully enjoyed
1t and thot 1t was delightful ride. His watch
stopped at half-past five-sbout the exact time
they struck tho first big wave. He is twenty
one years old and one Ct our finest young men.
where the Courier correspondent found him.
without mentioning. his trip to anybody. But
Percy's riding outside was one OF the most
perillous feats ever done at Niagara Graham
has been more than outdone. In speaking Of
far worse than the upper ones.
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iylIe PRAIRIE CHICKEN bdOOTlN0s
Ase found In the Middle Western States In
fRjde. open country. and afford pretty fair
snort The shooting usually begins in Sep
ghS ss the SSs are IN and
more doss. sestess or peinters xoq want Soes
wagon. As YOU may get over good many
sssG g1s ans ef
s ssss sHiS rs
sa ase Es ssGSn s snoG Beer s
sss sh saA ssis9sa shsH
ia Slsas srs plsnsy e 70 da,ssls shias .
FL shs s91 1su that Sss
S ssSsnass .ss s1s
ssssd
1sE 55SEse sor NV E0ql@ ssh n ss
doGs., When one dog points birds the others
ssSp S ana paat ba as s
they also watch one another. 80 that 2ne
sssi s ss$Ssss i a.:
The prairie chicken Or pal.nnated grouse
rises easy and has o steady flight. II Is pot
Hicut to shoot them And II SI, sb rsthss
iitslss Quicker Work but VIII sportsmsa 90:
90 the native prairie shooters think Il alYost
useless to go into the corn after birds. Late
a the season the ohtckens GO In packs instead
Get them BIZ pras Chicken SHOOT
Ding cannot compare with quail shooting. such
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SPORT WITH DOG AND GUN.
[fHAIRIE CHTCKEN. QUAIL, W00DO0CH,
= "A AND PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.

DAcetinr In the West, In the South, ana IN the
North and Bsst-The Fart the Dos Plays
IN Vvhet . weiI-tratned Neg Comes 20 Knew.
2 In tho autumn the man who owns dog
nnd gun takes his vacation and goes to the
Eeids and tho woods for sport and recreation.
in most States game birds are protected by the
law from hunters In tho breeding season and
while their young arc too small to take care OF
themselves. but in the fall and winter they
must rely upon their own resources for safety.
Tho true sportsman, who finds his pleasure In
The hunting rather than in the moro killing OF
uamo, gives tho bird q reasonably fair chance
for its life. He win not kill sitting bird, and
bio reserves his FIRE until his game ia in the sct
,pf escaping. From the market hunter. how
sver bird gets no consideration, no senti-
mental fair play. which Is fair only by compare
con. Tho pot hunter has all seasons for his
own, and he would rather kill twenty sitting
quail In bunch ut one shot than hit the
quickest. strongest bird that ever rose before
o gun. He says tho sportsman's fair play IL all
humbug, because man. gun. and dog
against one Door little bird are pretty big odds.
II the hunter would 20 out unarmed and Try 20
ratch and kill Game with no weapons other
than those supplied by nature, the conditions
would be fairer aud the fttest would win. Tho
pot hunter kills that no may live; he gets his
broad and butter by hunting. Tho sportsman
kills for pleasure. for sport. In one case It IL
work, in the other play. But the world, In
spite OF it's alleged respect for labor, always
has esteemed play nobler than work. and
tho sportsmen are the aristocracy.
OF the many who 20 aleld with dog and gun.
there Is mono who can claim prominence.
but probably Mr.. w. Tallman OF New York has
had as wide range Of experience and 10 rs
thoroughly familiar with the ways OF birds and
dogs as any sportsman in the country. His
face is familiar to all who attend field trials,
IND he is known as very successful trainer
Of hunting dogs. Mr.. Tallman says: Tho
birds most hunted with dogs are prairie chick
ems. quail. woodcock. and partridge. The first
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lance away. II be stands with his nose poked
straight ahead, the bird Is not far away. II he
lis
- lying close By. perhaps within a yard of the
dogs nose. have known dogs to get excited
themselyes: but steady deg Will stand per
81 long az the dog remains motionless the bird
wateh him. Sometimes, / have stepped for
ward and picked bird mp from the grass or
When the bird rises the dog o4arRes-that Is,
he drops fiat upon the ground and remains
there until ordered 70 bile on Or fetch dead
shot and remembers where they fall. When OF:
dered to fetch he goes quickly to whore bird
It. and brings It TO bis master. He Will hold It
In his mouth until his master reaches his hand
out to take 1t. When the dog cannot see the
birds fall. he can find them by scent. A keen
nosed dog can tell the difference between live
and dead birds, and will not point the latter.
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Some dogs will point, q wounded bird. however.
difficulty in locating them, he may be directed
by motions of the hand. He keeps one eye on
his master and goes straight ahead Qr to one
given. An old dog, wen trained when young
ard carefully handled f9r many seasons in the
will hunt as intelligently as man and require
little II any instruction. He will range wide In
an open field and close In the brush. quarter
twice, charge at the rise Of the bird. and seek
dead as soon as his master gives sign. Shoot
Ing Of the game bag is Of minor Importance"